Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Thousands of Short Tons, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly, End of Month

Notes:

Series Is Presented Here As Three Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1923-1930 (2)--Original Data, 1929-1949 (3)--Original, 1945-1955. Beginning In April 1930, Data Cover Only The U.S. Total Stocks Include: (1)--In Ore Amd Matte And In Process At Smelteries; (2)--In Base Bullion (Lead Content) At Smelteries, In Transit To Refineries, And In Process At Refineries; (3)--Refined Pig Lead; (4)--Antimonial Lead. Figures Are Published As Of The First Of Each Month, But Are Shown Here To Represent The Last Day Of The Preceding Month. Data Were Checked By Summing Five Subgroups And Agrees Throughout. Data For February 1930 Were Revised Slightly To Agree With The Sum Of The Subgroups. Source: Data Are Direct From The American Bureau Of Metal Statistics

This NBER data series m05062a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 5 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter05.html.

NBER Indicator: m05062a